from corporal punishment" was submitted to the MilliMejlis, the continuation of the lobbying activity of the Commissioners in this direction, protection and promotion of children's rights, proposals for the establishment of child rights centers were discussed during the meeting. The detailed information was given about the Commissioner's cooperation with the UNICEF in combating violence against children, including the role of NPM, work carried out to support legal reforms in the country, preventive measures, given proposals and recommendations to the relevant bodies to improve national legislation and experience in this field. The activities of the Commissioner on the Protection of the rights of minors which is operating at local executive authorities and the existing difficulties were also discussed at the meeting. The next meeting within the framework of NPM was held with Cesar Florin Preda, co-rapporteur of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Azerbaijan. Regarding to questions of the guest, the detailed information about visits conducted to the detention places which detainees cannot leave their own will, including visits to penitentiary institutions, recommendations based on national and international standards and their implementation status, received persons and work done in the direction of effective provision of their applications, information of effective collaboration were given. Contributionsabout the basis of a number of proposals made by the Commissioner in respect of the effective provision of human rights to state bodies, reforms carried out at the enterprises where persons cannot leave their own will, treatment issues, and improvement of detention conditions, effective provision of appeals, as well as contribution to the improvement of legislation were mentioned during the meeting. In 2017, within the framework of international cooperation, NPG members participated in the exchange of experience within the framework of the Twinning Project of the European Union and the next visit was to Portugal which is the project partner63. An official meeting was held with the Portuguese Ombudsman and its staff at the first day of the visit and the activities carried out by the relevant institutions of both countries in the field of the provision and protection of human rights, positive work experience and future collaboration perspectives were discussed, fruitful discussions was carried out. The Portuguese Ombudsman highly appreciated the activity of his Azerbaijani colleagues and praised his work on human rights and effective international cooperation. 63 https://azertag.az/xeber/Ombudsman_Aparatinin_emekdaslari_Portuqaliyada_seferde_olu blar-1105487 76